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Shrimp & Herbed Cauliflower Rice

Spinach Stuffed Artichoke Chicken Breast

Vegan Bowl

Vegan Crab Cakes

Cubano Burrito Panini

Chicken Greek Salad

Pesto Chicken Casserole

Pesto Chicken Breast

Mushroom Spinach

Spiced Chicken with Roasted broccoli

Ruben Garcia

Here is a short list of the impressive health benefits that a cucumber carries:Keeps you hydrated. ...Fights heat, both inside and out. ...Flushes out toxins.Nourishes you with vitamins. ...Supplies skin-friendly minerals: magnesium, potassium, silicon. ...Aids in weight loss. ...Revives the eyes. ...Cuts cancer risk.

Cucumbers

One of the Mediterranean´s diet main ingredients, extra virgin olive oil provides a special flavor and aroma to each dish while adding no cholesterol and almost no saturated fat. It has omega-9 monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) which may help to lower total blood cholesterol and "bad cholesterol" (LDL) while increasing "good cholesterol" (HDL), therefore contributing to decreasing the risk of heart disease and other chronic diseases. Moreover, it has vitamin E which is known to have antioxidant properties by protecting cells from free radicals. This vitamin is also involved in the immune function and other metabolic processes. That the oil is Virgin means that it has undergone less industrial processing, it is more natural. Therefore all its nutritional and organoleptic properties remain intact for your body to take advantage off!! 

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Also known as koshering salt, it is specially recognized because of its flake-like shape. Even though all three salts- sea, table and kosher- contain the same amount of sodium per gram, kosher salt yields less sodium per tablespoon because of its coarser grain. In other words, it enhances the flavor of each ingredient while protecting your heart from an excessive sodium intake!!

Kosher Salt

Red onions also contain plenty of vitamins and minerals, including folate, thiamine, calcium, magnesium, potassium, manganese and vitamins C, K and B-6. Consuming foods with a variety of nutrients helps keep the body healthy on a day-to-day basis and may help prevent chronic disease.

Onions

Eating yogurt is one of the most common ways to consume the healthy bacteria beneficial to the gut known as probiotics. Probiotics are effective in regulating the digestive system and decreasing gas, diarrhea, constipation and bloating.

Plain Yogurt

Our food ranking system qualified potatoes as a very good source of vitamin B6 and a good source of potassium, copper, vitamin C, manganese, phosphorus, niacin, dietary fiber, and pantothenic acid. Potatoes also contain a variety of phytonutrients that have antioxidant activity.

Potatoes

Unique compounds and oils include rosmarinic acid and essential oils such as cineol, camphene, borneol, bornyl acetate, and α-pinene, providing anti-inflammation, anti-fungal, antibacterial, and antiseptic properties. And research provides ample evidence that rosemary not only improves memory, but helps fight cancer.

Rosemary

One of the favorite veggies in kids dishes, tomatoes have a good deal of healthy nutrients to give! It is used in diverse ways like raw in salads, cooked in pasta and processed into ketchup, tomato soup, juice and even used in cocktails such as the famous Bloody Mary. Tomatoes are a good combination of dietary fiber, vitamin C, provitamin A (as beta-carotene and lutein), potassium and very low sodium.  Remember that vitamin C is an excellent aid to your immune system, for growth and repair of connective tissue and also helps to absorb non-heminic iron found in plant-based food. 

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